Module00 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 I love this layout ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielB Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Awesome work, I have those kits knocking around somewhere. I need to reduce them to N scale and get a couple built up I think! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRIAN T Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Brilliant , painstaking work and it's really paid off. I just love micro layouts ,they just draw you in Thanks for showing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jamest Posted February 13, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 13, 2015 Hi all, Thanks for the kind comments. If any of you are around Minehead in August you can see it in the flesh. I also have a plan to move the magnets slightly to accomodate some of my Railfreight stock in a 3-2-2 cut down inglenook shunting puzzle. I can then run some more modern BR blue stuff during the day and mix it up a bit. But my kadee fitting on them was a little 'old school', even by my standards, so I'll need to fine tune them and possibly convert them from NEM style to more permanent No5's. Regards, James Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
south_tyne Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Hi James, Top work here, everything has really come together to make a cracking little layout - just my kind of thing! The whole scene is really well balanced, the track weathering and ballasting is great and the buildings and scemic work really set everything off. It is not too cluttered and the overall picture suggests the layout is far bigger than it actually is. Really good stuff and inspires me to have a go and get my own project moving. Thanks again for sharing, David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Thanks for some more superb and inspirational shots James, It really is amazing how many DIFFERENT shots can be contrived from such a small and simple layouts, its a real credit to you. All the best. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Realy looks the part now!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
south_tyne Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Hi James, From your photos it looks like you are using insulfrog points - how do you find these with smaller locomotives? Do you have any problems with stalling on the frog? Would seem to be a key consideration for the operation of this type of layout? Cheers, David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jamest Posted February 15, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 15, 2015 Hi David, Yes they are insulfrog. I solder the two stock rails ( is that right?) together and run a power feed to this join too. I have an 08 and it runs fine. Another key aspect is keeping the point flat so the loco doesn't rock. I won't say it never stalls but it is pretty reliable. Regards, James Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
south_tyne Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Hi David, Yes they are insulfrog. I solder the two stock rails ( is that right?) together and run a power feed to this join too. I have an 08 and it runs fine. Another key aspect is keeping the point flat so the loco doesn't rock. I won't say it never stalls but it is pretty reliable. Regards, James Thanks for that James, if it does the job then you can ask nothing more. I do agree that carefully track laying can make all the difference to smooth running. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jamest Posted February 22, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 22, 2015 Hi all, Slight progress to report. From now on it will be little bits of progress as I add some detail here and there. I have a forklift to finish and some people to source, but I have added a grounded hut for the workmen complete with scrap sheet galvanise. I have a love hate relationship with my kadees - and yes it is mainly due to my fitting! I've got the old stock pretty much sorted - I'm not looking for 100% reliable but over 40% would be nice! I might have been a bit rash claiming I would use my railfreight stock too - these are really unreliable but I think a bit of fine tuning based on what I've learnt with the old stock will help. Get them level - the right height - and make sure there is enough resistance in the rolling stock. Any way I did have a, frustrating, running session once I had moved the magnets a little to get two vans in the small sidings. And I have waved goodbye to Braybridge now so I have spent some of the money on a foray into the sound world....this little chap is about to get a little louder this week! All the best, James Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Like your rolling stock. The grounded van looks good too, was it a kit? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jamest Posted February 22, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 22, 2015 Hi, Yes it was a ratio kit. Regards, James Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY NORWOOD Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Hi James It's all come together very well, like the grounded van, I'm sure you will those kede couplings sorted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jamest Posted February 24, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 24, 2015 Hi all, On the sound front - my SWD chip arrived today! I didn't want to butcher the loco too much, but I was prepared to remove the fan and its moulding, and I had to. Even with this it was no-where near fitting with the plastic casing. SWD said that it could be removed as long as I sat the speaker on a bed of blu-tack (around the edge) so the sound generated in the cavity behind the speaker would be pushed forward. This also keeps it nice and secure. I laid the speaker onto a bed of masking tape to avoid any speaker case contact with wires or loco body. But I have posted my method in the DCC fitting section just in case I've broken any fundamental rules - I know it could be neater, but as long as it works: Speaker and plastic case Test fit: Butchered fan Masking tape bed Secured speaker Regards, James Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jamest Posted February 24, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 24, 2015 Hmmm - apparently Bachmann do an adapter that bolts just the speaker using the two mounting screws for the fan. Pity I just chewed them off!!! But on the plus side.....it sounds great! I have a loaned ZTC controller (I've had it for two years as a backup for my first exhibition!!!) and a trusty Hornby select - I had thought I would not be able to use the Select to control the sound decoder, but it is fine. Obviously the ZTC is too, but the select is a handier size for this layout. I have a bit of money left over from the sale of Braybridge so I plan to buy a NCE Powercab. This is based on the fact I will have to return the ZTC at some point, and I feel the powercab will be a little easier to use out front on the layout with one hand. I've also purchased a BR green class 33 from the weathering works - I do like to weather stuff myself but it looked absolutely great in the pictures. Easy come easy go! Regards, James Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammy Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Another cracking layout James! It's funny you are fitting your sound chip today and having problems with the case size. I fitted a sound chip & speaker into my 66 last year but didn't buy a case as I wasn't sure it would fit, so this weekend I finally got round to 3D printing a shallow case for it. Needs a slight size mod and it will be great. It certainly amplifies the sound well. Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jamest Posted February 24, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 24, 2015 Hi rammy, I might look at cutting back the supplied case and sitting that on blutack. Or maybe making a surround. For now I can play with the bodged version! I am a design engineer for a day job and do quite a bit of 3d modelling. Those rapid prototype printers are pretty impressive. Regards, James Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jamest Posted February 28, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 28, 2015 Hi all, Time for some gratuitous 'look what I've bought' shots. As I said before, I do like to try to weather my stuff myself, but I've been looking for an earlier class 33 - and this one was the right price at the right time. It is a Heljan and I'm always really impressed with how they 'sit' on the track and their smoothness when running. It is ideal for shunting duties! Regards, James Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A1X Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 its a lovely sense of space, this layout . really effective . what you need tho is a beattie well tank or a J15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Hi all, Time for some gratuitous 'look what I've bought' shots. As I said before, I do like to try to weather my stuff myself, but I've been looking for an earlier class 33 - and this one was the right price at the right time. It is a Heljan and I'm always really impressed with how they 'sit' on the track and their smoothness when running. It is ideal for shunting duties! P1030729.JPG P1030730.JPG P1030731.JPG P1030732.JPG P1030733.JPG P1030734.JPG Regards, James Hi James, The 33 looks lovely, as does the 37, your method of speaker fitting in the 37 is the same as mine and works really well. If you want to fit sound to the 33, Legomanbiffo do a replacement belly tank with enclosed speaker, I've just done my Blue one. All the best, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jamest Posted February 28, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 28, 2015 Hi Andy, I might have confused you with the photos above - but it was the 25 I fitted sound to. I am pleased with it but I'm not going to expand too quickly as it would cost a bit! - My money from the Braybridge sale is running out fast! Your 33 sounds great though - so its something I'm going to be aiming for. Regards, James Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Lovely layout James, You have made a really good job of the Scalescenes buildings and very impressed how neat your ratio chain link fence is, I dread putting it in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Looks great James... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jamest Posted March 10, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 10, 2015 Hi all, Thanks for the kind comments. I had to make some more legs for the layout as my trusty trestles that have served me well on other layouts had to go with Braybridge when it was sold. I made the new ones 12" wide to fit nicely into the layout - as opposed to the 18" previously which was not made to suit this particular layout. The trouble is that this was a little narrow at the height I like to exhibit, and the layout seemed a bit unsteady. So I added some 18" wide feet with improved things immensely. I've also nicked an idea from others efforts and added a fold down flap at the front. It has a shelf for the shunting cards and to rest the controller: It folds up to keep the layout safe in transit and keep the dust off - but while it is in the conservatory I'm not going to shut it and create a black oven for the card buildings! And the holes double as wire access and clearance for the point control wire: I did test the shelf clearance to the inside very carefully! Thats all for now. Cheers, James Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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